Sophiie AI and Hey Jodie are AI receptionists you set up yourself. Hey Jodie suits owners after the lowest published price, from A$99 a month. Sophiie AI suits trades that run ServiceM8 or simPRO, which it lists, and doesn’t publish its prices. LeadGenie costs more: A$499 a month plus A$1,999 set-up on Growth, ex GST, set up and run for you by our Parramatta team.
Sophiie: not published; demo or sign-up. Plans by call volume, 30 to 2,500 calls a month on its compare page
Hey Jodie: from A$99 a month, taxes added at checkout. Unlimited minutes
LeadGenie: A$499 a month ex GST on Growth, plus a one-time A$1,999 set-up fee. Unlimited calls, fair use applies; calls A$0.03 a minute, texts billed by use
Sophiie: self-serve, live in minutes by forwarding your number
Hey Jodie: self-serve, under 10 minutes
LeadGenie: we write it, train it and test it with you; Growth is live 10 to 14 business days from the onboarding call
Sophiie: call transfers and bookings through its integrations
Hey Jodie: not on the Basic plan; from Professional at A$199
LeadGenie: books into your calendar. If a caller asks for a person, it takes a message and requests a call-back, with no transfer
Sophiie: SMS and website chat
Hey Jodie: calls; other channels aren’t listed on its pricing page
LeadGenie: web chat, Facebook, Instagram and email, from Starter at A$199; texts on Growth
Sophiie: 14-day trial and a free plan on its site; its terms say plans auto-renew with 30 days’ notice
Hey Jodie: 7-day trial, month to month
LeadGenie: month to month, no lock-in, no exit fee, 30 days’ notice to cancel; book a free demo first
Sophiie: its terms leave disclosure to the business
Hey Jodie: not stated
LeadGenie: in its first sentence, on every call and chat
Sophiie: Gold Coast QLD
Hey Jodie: London, UK
LeadGenie: Parramatta NSW
Sophiie: lists ServiceM8, simPRO, Google Calendar, Outlook, Xero and QuickBooks
Hey Jodie: its integrations page names Rex
LeadGenie: calendars included; Xero, QuickBooks and job software on Pro, built for you
Sources: sophiie.ai, Hey Jodie pricing, LeadGenie AI plan pricing.
Who wrote this: LeadGenie makes one of these three products, so we’re not neutral. Every fact about Sophiie and Hey Jodie comes from their own websites, checked on 09/10/2026, with links. Where something isn’t published, we say so. Check each site before you buy.
Hey Jodie publishes Basic at A$99, Professional at A$199 and Premium at A$399 a month, with unlimited minutes and no set-up fee. Sophiie doesn’t publish prices on its website.
LeadGenie Growth: answer my phone. A$499 a month ex GST, locked in for your first 12 months, plus a one-time A$1,999 set-up fee. Calls and texts, with an Australian mobile number included or your own number diverted. Calls A$0.03 a minute and texts billed by use.
Starter, for enquiries that arrive typed, is A$199 a month plus A$999 set-up: web chat, Facebook, Instagram and email, with no phone line. Pro, from A$799 a month plus set-up from A$2,499, adds a specialist voice assistant and up to 10 custom workflows a year. All AUD ex GST, month to month, 30 days’ notice to cancel. AI plan pricing →
Choose Hey Jodie if you want the lowest published price, from A$99 a month with no set-up fee, and you’re happy to switch it on yourself today. Bookings and transfers start on its Professional plan at A$199. Its integrations page names Rex.
Choose Sophiie AI if your jobs run through ServiceM8 or simPRO. It lists those, plus Google Calendar, Outlook, Xero and QuickBooks, and call transfers through its integrations. You’ll need a demo for a price.
Choose LeadGenie if you’d rather it was built, tested and kept running for you, with web chat, Facebook, Instagram and email answered alongside calls, and prices published in AUD. Your calendar is included; job software, Xero and QuickBooks connect on Pro, as custom workflows.
For a wider comparison, including Johnni, Chime Labs and Valory, read AI receptionists in Australia: prices and set-up compared → Not ready yet? Check your reply speed free →
It depends on how you want it set up. Hey Jodie has the lowest published price of the three, from A$99 a month, if you’re happy to set it up yourself and don’t need bookings on the entry plan. Sophiie AI lists trade integrations such as ServiceM8 and simPRO, but you’ll need a demo for a price, and LeadGenie is A$499 a month on Growth, set up and run for you, answering chat and social messages too. Book a free demo →
Not on its website when we checked on 09/10/2026. Its pages offer a demo or sign-up instead, so ask for a written quote and compare it with the others at your call volume.
Hey Jodie’s website lists its company address in London, UK. It sells to Australian businesses with prices in AUD. Sophiie is based on the Gold Coast, and LeadGenie’s team is in Parramatta NSW, with customer data hosted in the United States. Privacy policy →
Yes. All three work by forwarding calls from your existing number, either every call or only the ones you miss. With LeadGenie that’s on Growth, or use the Australian mobile number we include. How to set up call forwarding →
On LeadGenie Growth, it takes a message and requests a call-back; it doesn’t put the call through. Sophiie lists call transfers through its integrations, and Hey Jodie lists them from its Professional plan at A$199. If live transfers matter most to you, one of them may suit you better.
Growth is A$499 a month plus A$1,999 set-up. Calls are A$0.03 a minute and texts are billed by use; most businesses spend about A$30 to A$70 a month on those (an estimate). Starter is A$199 a month plus A$999 set-up, and Pro is from A$799 a month, set-up from A$2,499, all ex GST and locked in for your first 12 months. All prices →
Growth answers your phone for A$499 a month plus A$1,999 set-up, ex GST. A thirty-minute demo shows it working on an enquiry like yours.
